Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

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Xiao Hongchen, along with Huo Yuhao, engaged in a friendly sparring match using advanced technology, while Chen Fei immediately tried to disable the cheat.

Excellent, even the goddess of victory praised him for his great ideas.

The bomb gun in Huo Yuhao's hand was hissing with white and purple light condensing at the large-caliber metal barrel, the Fire Lotus Bomb was ready.

"Senior, did you just say you wanted to cut me off? I might have heard you a little wrong because I wasn't wearing my glasses earlier."

Huo Yuhao put on a kind smile and, with his other hand (which wasn't holding the bomb gun), took out a pair of glasses and put them on with one hand.

Chen Fei's lips twitched. "You can't hear without your glasses? Is that normal logic? What does hearing have to do with your glasses?"

What's wrong? Have you developed synesthesia?

Huo Yuhao skillfully launched three Fire Lotus Bombs, three white and purple metallic lotus-shaped shells, which shot towards Chen Fei at high speed.

Chen Fei's expression changed drastically. He was an agility-type soul master, and his own defense was not high. He could only make up for this shortcoming by using a defensive soul tool.

However, he felt an extremely strong threat from the three shells fired by Huo Yuhao.

Just as Chen Fei was about to use a level-five soul-guided protective shield for defense, Ma Rulong's exclamation suddenly came from behind.

"What the hell is going on? Isn't Xiao Hongchen supposed to be a knife thrower?"

"How did those flying knives he conjured suddenly turn into soul-guided projectiles while flying?!"

Ma Rulong initially appeared quite relaxed, preparing to use his considerable defensive capabilities to forcefully intercept the flying knives and then launch a counterattack.

He never expected that the throwing knife would turn into a soul-guided cannonball.

In reality, what Xiao Hongchen was actually firing were soul-guided projectiles; it was just that, under the effect of the simulation, they appeared to outsiders as rows of flying knives.

Once all the throwing knives have flown out of the simulated range, their original shapes will naturally be revealed, which are the soul-guided projectiles.

Xiao Hongchen crossed his arms and smiled smugly: "Brother Ma, you're totally confused now, aren't you?"

With the assistance of parameters provided by the mental detector, all the soul-guided cannonballs fired by Xiao Hongchen were precisely aimed at Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong was secretly alarmed; something was wrong, something was very, very wrong.

"How come Xiao Hongchen is suddenly shooting so accurately? His previous soul-guided cannon bombs were basically aimed at a general direction to provide fire coverage."

"There's something dirty about him, definitely something dirty that has boosted his fighting ability to a level that doesn't belong to him."

Ma Rulong immediately thought of Huo Yuhao, whose abilities were unknown.

Could it be that junior Huo has some special amplification ability? And it's quite extraordinary.

However, Ma Rulong was in the middle of a battle and couldn't analyze anything for the time being.

"What's going on? Chen Fei can't cut off a quasi-Soul Master?" Ma Rulong felt that Chen Fei was putting on an act.

Xiao Hongchen's accuracy wasn't particularly high before, but now, all of the opponent's soul-guided cannonballs seemed to have eyes, hitting Ma Rulong's face with incredible precision.

The originally widespread firepower instantly transformed into targeted strikes, the power of which was immeasurable, multiplied many times over.

With the shells coming, Ma Rulong had no time to hesitate. He didn't dare to use a regular soul-guided shield, so he decisively pulled out one of his few invincible shields, hoping to withstand Xiao Hongchen's precise bombardment.

"Hmm, not bad. Xiao and Yuhao's tactical coordination is truly perfect."

Jing Hongchen couldn't help but smile kindly and nodded in satisfaction.

Meng Hongchen covered her mouth and chuckled, "Grandpa, you have no idea how eagerly Xiao has been to ask Yuhao for help with firing the cannon these past few months."

"Every time he had free time, he couldn't wait to go downstairs to Professor Xuan's laboratory. He wanted Yuhao even more than I did."

Jing Hongchen felt gratified to hear that her grandson and Yuhao got along so well.

Fearing that Ma Rulong might be seriously injured if he didn't defend in time, Jing Hongchen released a wisp of soul power to envelop him, helping him withstand part of the power of the exploding shell.

The next instant, all the soul-guided cannonballs bombarded the soul-guided shield released by Ma Rulong.

A huge explosion roared.

Smoke rose from where Ma Rulong stood, and faintly visible circles of heat waves spread out. This was the result of Xiao Hongchen holding back, which only condensed into several rows of soul-guided cannons in front of his chest.

If it goes all out, its entire body will be surrounded by more than a hundred soul-guided cannons, with the metal cannon barrels gathering energy and making a dazzling appearance in the form of an electric hedgehog.

When the dust settled, Ma Rulong, covered in soot, climbed out of a deep pit, his voice full of indignation.

"We can't fight them, we simply can't fight them. I absolutely refuse to believe they haven't used some new technology."

As for Chen Fei on the other side, he had already been saved by Jing Hongchen after facing three Fire Lotus Bombs, and was still shaken.

"What kind of soul-guided turret could be so overpowered, combining firepower coverage with highly saturated precision strikes?"

Ma Rulong shook his head firmly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Even the most skilled artillery soul master will miss at least 30 to 40 percent of their shells when they are covering a target with firepower."

Xiao Hongchen struck a pose, looking completely at ease.

"Nothing is impossible, it's just that Brother Ma can't see it clearly."

"After all, reality is what it is. When your theory conflicts with reality, then your theory must be wrong."

Ma Rulong was taken aback: "I can't see it?"

He glanced at Huo Yuhao, then at Xiao Hongchen, and asked in a deep voice, "Then explain to me why what I clearly saw you forming was a row of throwing knives, which instantly turned into soul-guided cannonballs?"

Laughing at the world's pretentious behavior, he chuckled softly.

"Who doesn't know that I, Xiao Hongchen, am a master of soul-guided cannons? My little trick of using throwing knives to conceal the true nature of the cannonballs is nothing to brag about. Keep a low profile."

Ma Rulong's lips twitched: "Then what's wrong with your accuracy? Your hit rate wasn't this high before."

"Hey, is it so hard to admit someone else's excellence?" Xiao Hongchen casually tossed his hair, feigning a sorrowful expression.

"Why is the title of 'Number One Genius in Soul Tools' being denied? This world is just too hostile towards top geniuses like me..."

Meng Hongchen said thoughtfully, "Grandpa, my brother is getting more and more arrogant. He should be banned from having Yuhao assist him for a few days so that Xiao can calm down."

"Hehe, Xiao has always been like this, and today is the only time he's defeated Ma Rulong so decisively, so he's probably a little excited. We'll get used to it."

Jing Hongchen smiled; what he cared about most was the development of the relationship between Yuhao and his granddaughter.

"Meng, you and Yuhao have spent these past few months together. There haven't been any emotional problems, right? How does Yuhao feel about you, or... what do you think of Yuhao?"

Meng Hongchen blushed slightly as she recalled how she had held the soft and comfortable little Yuhao all night, and murmured, "We both feel fine, Grandpa, so don't worry about me and Yuhao."

Seeing his granddaughter's appearance, Jing Hongchen felt incredibly relieved.

It seems that Yuhao and Meng's relationship is developing very well. At this rate, it's only a matter of time before Yuhao becomes the grandson-in-law of this hall master.

He then looked at Huo Yuhao and said in a friendly tone, "Yuhao, show us your simulated soul skill, and also use the shared mental detection to let them experience the effects of mental detection."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao responded, and immediately all the regular team members received the request to accept.

With Ma Rulong's suggestive glances, everyone agreed.

At the same time, the explosive gun in Huo Yuhao's hand kept changing its shape, turning into various melee soul tools such as hammers, longswords, and machetes.

"Seniors, this is one of the soul skills of my Spirit Eye Martial Soul, Simulation. Its effect is to change the internal aura and external form of any object."

Facing the astonished gazes of the regular team members, Huo Yuhao explained the effects of the shared mental detection.

After hearing this, Ma Rulong and the others reacted similarly to Xiao Hongchen when he first encountered this soul skill; unsurprisingly, they were greatly shocked.

No wonder he felt that Xiao Hongchen was going too far today. Such a huge cheat code was placed on the artillery soul master, making the bombardment simply unreasonable.

Compared to ordinary Soul Masters, this is a pure dimensional reduction attack.

Ma Rulong gasped slightly: "Xiao Hongchen, I felt there was something wrong with you during our sparring session. You're not at all the strength you should have in the normal version. You've definitely turned on something."

"Now it seems, Xiao Hongchen, the business you've started is quite large."

Xiao Hongchen waved his hand: "Oh, Brother Ma, how can you interpret it that way?"

"A big opening is considered a small opening, and a small opening is not considered an opening. Although I have the efficient assistance of Yuhao's mental detection, my Xiao Hongchen's outstanding personal strength is still not to be ignored."

……

Shrek Academy, beside the Sea God Pavilion, under the Golden Tree.

Wang Yan stood respectfully, holding a booklet, and reported to Xuanzi on the selection of students for the main team members.

"Elder Xuan, the selected team members for the upcoming competition among the advanced soul master academies across the continent have been finalized. They are: Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo."

"Dean Yan Shaozhe was worried for a long time because of the influence of Ma Xiaotao's martial soul, but in the end he couldn't persuade Ma Xiaotao and agreed to let her go on stage."

For this reason, Yan Shaozhe made several trips to Ling Luochen, who had never gotten along with Ma Xiaotao, hoping that she could help Xiaotao suppress her evil fire... After several attempts to persuade her, Ling Luochen's attitude softened a bit.

Yan Shaozhe's advice was nothing more than to put aside personal grudges for the sake of Shrek Academy's eternal glory.

Faced with Shrek Academy's unexplained combo of "Eternal Glory," Ling Luochen finally agreed, willing to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire if necessary.

Wang Yan flipped through the booklet in his hand: "Elder Xuan, as for our reserve team members, we'll have to see how it goes based on the results of the selection competition you organized."

Xuanzi took a big gulp of wine: "I originally planned to hold the selection competition after a while, but this year's verbal reward of 'enjoying the treatment of core disciples' seems to be a bit too much."

"In that case, let's hold the selection competition now, and then we'll have some time for the students to practice their teamwork."

Wang Yan closed the booklet, nodded, and then did as Elder Xuan instructed.

Shrek Academy, Battle Zone.

Before long, Wang Yan gathered the qualified students from the foreign college here to prepare for the selection of reserve team members.

Facing the excited and curious gazes of the students, Wang Yan slowly began to speak.

"I believe some of you have already guessed what I called you all here for. That's right, the selection we're about to conduct is directly related to the selection of candidates for the Soul Master Competition."

"Everyone here has been selected as a core disciple or enjoys the benefits of a core disciple. I hope that in the selection process to come, you will all show your full strength and let Elder Xuan see your potential."

"Once you are selected by Elder Xuan to become a reserve team member, it means that you will have a bright future and unlimited potential."

Just then, not far from the Battle Spirit Zone.

A swaying figure slowly walked over, his steps unsteady, as if he might fall at any moment.

Although his signature gesture of holding a wine gourd in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right hand has already revealed his identity as "the strongest undercover agent, Chicken Leg Douluo Xuan Lao".

However, a large number of students in the crowd still did not recognize someone of Elder Xuan's stature and remained skeptical.

Dai Huabin glanced at Xie Huanyue beside him and couldn't help but ask, "Who is this drunkard?"

Xie Huanyue looked at Elder Xuan carefully and felt that Elder Xuan was emanating a strange and mysterious power.

"I feel that this drunkard is unusual. The way he eats and drinks, though drunk, is unpredictable. He must be the mysterious old man that Teacher Wang Yan mentioned. I guess his position is also special and secretive."

Dai Huabin nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but glance at Elder Xuan a few more times. The more he looked, the more he felt that Elder Xuan was very enigmatic.

Xiao Xiao, who was in the group, leaned close to Wang Dong and whispered, "Wang Dong, isn't this teacher who loves chicken legs the one who helped Senior Tang Ya get her soul ring last time?"

"Yeah, didn't Senior Bei Bei tell us that this slovenly chicken leg teacher went to catch chickens while leading the team, which resulted in casualties in the team?"

Wang Dong pursed her lips. She had already seen it last time: having Teacher Chicken Leg lead students to hunt for spirit rings would likely result in the students becoming the prey. She wondered what he would be doing with the students this time.

Only when Elder Xuan approached did Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao look away and stand quietly in the line without making a sound.

Elder Xuan narrowed his eyes and glanced at the crowd, then said in a deep voice, "Little ones, listen up. The next selection competition is very simple; I call it a free-for-all."

He took a bite of the chicken leg, gestured with his eyes to the large battle arena in front of everyone, and mumbled something indistinctly while chewing.

"See that? Within this large arena, you can attack freely and do whatever you want. I'll cover for you."

"No need to hold back. Fight however you want. Don't worry about your attacks endangering other students' lives. I will come to their rescue in time."

"With my formidable strength, protecting the lives of you little brats in the midst of this chaos would be a piece of cake."

No one knows better than him how to protect students during competitions.

(End of this chapter)